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CALGARY, AB – Hockey Canada has made bid guidelines available for Canadian cities interested in hosting
the 2006 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, Hockey Canada announced on Monday. The 2006 IIHF World Junior
Hockey Championship will be hosted by Canada, and will run from late December 2005 through early January
2006.

In September, Hockey Canada was awarded the right to host the 2006 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship
by the IIHF at its semi-annual congress meetings in Greece. The selected Canadian host city/site is expected
to receive final approval at the IIHF Congress in May 2004.